NewsWorks Tonight
Summary: Newsworks Tonight is a daily radio show that showcases the best reporting and storytelling from WHYY’s talented staff of journalists. It also features the work of NewsWorks partners such as NJ Spotlight, Technically Philly, the Public School Notebook, PlanPhilly, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia Business Journal.
Podcasts:
Carolyn Beeler reports on the opening for the new Cooper Medical School in Camden. Dave Davies looks into why Pennsylvania taxpayers are footing the bill for politicians' legal defense. A laid off financial planner turns to umpiring to help pay the bills. Emma Jacobs visits the Fonthill Museum in Doylestown. And Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us with a look at what's next for the Mars Rover Curiosity.
When Dave Davies went to cover yesterday's Obama campaign event, he didn't realize he'd wind up in a confrontation with security officials. His transgression? He talked to voters standing in line at the event. Zach Seward checks in with the non-profit "Back on my Feet" five years on. Peter Crimmins previews tomorrow's car show, where some enthusiasts will show off their customized hearses. Gallup Poll Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport joins us with the latest Gallup numbers. And in the last of our "Teen Sanctuaries" series, Thien To talks about the challenge of finding her sanctuary while living in very close quarters with her siblings.
Dave Davies joins us with a live update from Michelle Obama's appearance in Montgomery County. Carolyn Beeler reports on the soon-to-open Cooper Medical School's hands-on approach to medical education. Natalie Kostelni of the Philadelphia Business Journal joins us to discuss the uptick in demand for office space in the region. Peter Crimmins visits a South Jersey horse ranch that will soon auction off wild Mustangs. And we talk with State Impact Pennsylvania's Scott Detrow about his summer reading choice: "A Game of Thrones."
Kevin McCorry meets with opponents of Pennsylvania's voter ID law in North Philadelphia, and Dave Heller talks with supporters of a petition urging election officials to not uphold it. Tom MacDonald learns that Mayor Nutter doesn't support the parking ticket surcharge recently passed by Philadelphia City Council. Emma Jacobs brings us the story of a Pennsylvania rabbi at odds with the funeral industry. Peter Crimmins visits a historic New Jersey barn threatened with demolition. Elisabeth Perez-Luna watches Olympic soccer matches with African immigrants in West Philadelphia.
Carolyn Beeler reports on the start date for dredging the Delaware River shipping channel. Dave Davies explains the behind-the-scenes manuevering in Harrisburg that produced a tax break to egg processors. Emma Jacobs tells us about the case between an HIV positive student and the Milton Hershey School. Maiken Scott follows another legal situation, concerning a state trooper accused of beating an intellectually disabled man in New Jersey. Sarah Whites-Koditschek reviews a study of the costs of gun violence in cities. Taunya English explores how cleaning up vacant lots pays health dividends in neighborhoods.
Tom MacDonald reports as Msgr. William Lynn appeals his conviction on child endangerment charges, he's getting less and less help from the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Maiken Scott asks the experts whether we're actually getting more lightning storms this summer, or whether it just seems that way. Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts celebrates the successful landing of the Mars Rover Curiosity. Susan Phillips tracks the potential environmental hazards of Pennsylvania's proposed energy facilities that will also make chemicals used in plastic. And Kevin McCorry talks to a man whose beard, in a roundabout way, helped pay for his cancer treatment.
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